From framing tips to making your own painting, here are 10 ideas for using art in your home.

Wall-Size

Wall-Size

A fantastical, wall-size painting by Kati Heck titled Spring Cleaning hangs opposite the fireplace in the living room of a country house in Kerhonkson, New York. "I like how the Directoire daybed establishes a foreground and leads you into the scene," says designer Brian McCarthy.

Create Your Own

Create Your Own

When they couldn't find artwork for the master bedroom of a Mediterranean-style Malibu house, designers Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe came up with a temporary fix that became permanent: Sean Daly spray-painted "love" above the Nickey Kehoe bed.